Games Britannia
- games played everywhere churches,pubs big screens
- When games where first made they where fundemental not just fun
- Dr Ervine Finkle (studys how games work)
- Games where thought as a ritual power (games used for prophecy's)
- Games where used as a way of discovering yourself
- Games where vital.
- Alea Evangell very complicated game. players would have to escort the king from the cntre of the board to 1 of the 4 corners of the board. ( describes the games as being in the zone with no concept of winning and losing)
- Games made to reflect life - luck and skill. balanced game of both of these was needed (backgammon)
- Games whee made to fill the human weakness of getting bored
- 9 mens morris essentially naughts and crosses (fast paced game lining peices up to win)
- the game Hazard, describes as the making of a man( gambling game where a player would have to bet more and more each round to stay in the game) condemned by the church
- Starting the Era of gambling
- game of farrow, people would lose entire fortunes and there own houses. ( winning the greatest pleasure in life losing the second greatest)
- Gambling act introduced.
- The royal game of goose designed to teach children. a game of luck with alot of penalties and few rewards
- Gyan Chapoor- formed snakes and ladders. quest game to reach to the top. ( completion not the point of the game enlightenment not fun.
- Chess a game of immense depth and strategy ( become known as the immortal game intelligent game)
My thoughts
Games britannia really goes back to looking at how games whwere first descovered and played.
I find it interesting to see how the meaning of games has changed over centuries. games it would seem where a way of life and meant alot more in the real life as they do today. although the arguement could be made that for some people games mean alot more in there life as others.
It was interesting to hear of the quote that games where made to fill the weakness of human being which is boredom.
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